ablusjon

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Late Latin ablūtiō (“washing, cleansing, ablution”), from abluō (“I wash off, cleanse”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”), and from lavō (“I wash, bathe; wet, moisten”), from Proto-Italic *lawāō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

Cognate with English ablution, French ablution, Italian abluzione, Portuguese ablução and Spanish ablución.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ablʉˈʃuːn/

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• Rhymes: -uːn
• Hyphenation: ab‧lu‧sjon

Noun

ablusjon m (definite singular ablusjonen, indefinite plural ablusjoner, definite plural ablusjonene)

1. (Roman Catholicism) ablution (the rinsing of the priest's hand and the sacred vessel following the Communion)
   • 1902, Samtiden:

     han var efter sin ablution straks færdig

     he was immediately finished after his ablution

Derived terms

• ablusjonsbasseng (“ablution pool”)

References

• “ablusjon” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “ablusjon” in Store norske leksikon